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sword & sheath

Collected By: Broun

Region: Kenya, East Africa

Description: Maasai. Typical sword of the older style, in a hide- covered wooden shield with a copper terminal. Carried by all Maasai warriors, but also by Kikuyu. Collected by Major Broun, probably between1890 and 1899.

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